The range
of exclusive garden tours run by Perennial through its special
events programme will be boosted in 2018 by a new headline sponsorship
agreement.

Challenge Fencing is getting
behind Perennial to help deliver its exciting line up of events, ensuring more
of the profits from ticket sales go toward helping Perennial support
horticulturists in times of need.

The 2018 special events programme includes seventeen bespoke events across the country,
many at gardens that are not usually open to the public, offering something for
everyone who loves gardens and gardening.

Of particular interest are two private tours of
Barnsley House celebrating 100 years since the birth of Rosemary Verey and an
evening tour of the Windsor Castle Moat Garden. Also featuring is Great Fosters
in Surrey designed by Kim Wilkie, the carefully restored gardens of Highnam
Court in Gloucestershire and the Long Barn in Kent, a private garden designed
by Vita Sackville West.

Speaking about the company’s support of Perennial,
Fraser Ritchie Head of Marketing at Challenge Fencing said: “The business has a
long history of supporting local charities but we have been on the lookout for
a lead charity that has a close affinity with gardens. So when the Perennial
special events programme became available, we jumped at the chance to support
the excellent work the charity does in helping horticulturists. We are hoping
this will be just the start of a longer term partnership with the UK’s only
charity dedicated to helping this sector when times get tough.“

Challenge
Fencing is a leading supplier of
premium fencing, decking, railway sleepers, garden sheds, bespoke log cabins
and much more. The company has been under the same ownership for the past
thirty years and now has six branches in Surrey, Kent and Gloucestershire, supplying
a wide range of stock both to trade and retail customers.

Chris Crooker, Events Manager at Perennial,
said: “We are thrilled to have
the support of Challenge Fencing for our programme of special garden tours and
events in 2018. This year’s
line up is diverse and interesting, offering visitors behind the scenes tours
of some of the country’s most beautiful and interesting gardens. Perennial’s history is rooted in the great
gardens of Britain and we are keeping those links alive through our annual
events programme. All profits from the tickets sold helps Perennial support
horticulturists in desperate need of support and through Challenge Fencing’s
support this year we can ensure that more of the money we raise goes directly
to the people who need it most. On behalf of everyone here at Perennial, thank
you very much.”

Perennial is the only charity dedicated to helping
everyone in the horticulture industry and their families. Throughout its
history, Perennial has been closely associated with the great gardens of
Britain, originally established in 1839 as a pension fund for the retired
gardeners of the country’s large estates. The special events programme
demonstrates Perennial’s continued support from and partnership with garden
owners large and small.

Perennial relies on donations and funds raised from
the UK horticulture industry and the garden loving public to continue its work.
The profits from the special events make a valuable contribution towards
helping Perennial provide free and confidential advice, support and financial
assistance to all those who work in or are retired from horticulture.